Mercari strives to be a planet-positive company that contributes to solving environmental and societal issues through its business activities by realizing a society in which all forms of value—not just physical goods and money—circulate seamlessly. In order to measure our positive impact, we calculated how much our business is helping avoid greenhouse gases by looking at a number of our major categories. We found that Mercari transactions in these categories alone contributed to an total of approximately 690,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions being avoided annually in Japan and the US.
In this way, we were able to quantify the positive impact that Mercari’s business has on the world, and show how the growth of Mercari’s business itself demonstrates society’s move to a circular economy.
Going forward, Mercari will strive to do our part in creating a circular economy that makes the most of the world’s finite resources. We will continue to take action to promote reuse and provide alternatives to throwing items away.

The concept of “planetary boundaries,” referring to the limits of our earth’s resources, is becoming more widespread. We use the word “planet positive” to express our desire to help solve environmental issues by continuing to generate a positive impact on the environment and society through our business.

For details, see the Mercari’s Positive Impact page.

For details, see the ESG Data page.